In full: My second marathon and my second in Chester, so I don't have anything else to compare this with, but I chose to run this again precisely because you have so much space without ever feeling isolated and because it is so fast. The marshals were excellent from beginning to end, as was the overall organisation. Thanks especially to the marshal and fellow runners who checked I was alright after I slipped and fell. Battered, bloody and bruised I still managed a PB, which is testament to how fast this course is.Date of review: November 20, 2014

In short: Enjoyable marathon capable of giving good timesIn full: It will always be a fast course in this area, it is flat or gently rolling at most. Closed roads mean you can maintain momentum without traffic or kerbs to worry about.The marshals were great, along with the general organisation and facilities. Date of review: November 20, 2014

In full: First marathon ever. Loved the scenery, loved the old lady walking her dog in town (mile 1) asking me how far I'd run and loved the French tourists shouting allez as I ran over the bridge. Great first marathon course, shame I couldn't go as fast as hoped. Good excuse to come back next year though :)Date of review: November 20, 2014

In short: Great to return to ChesterIn full: Favourable weather, excellent location, no cock ups. Always a good reception as you return along the river and more so when you enter the racecourse. City marathons have the support, rural marathons the scenery - this one has both. Well done to the organisersDate of review: November 20, 2014

In short: Excellent facilities and lovely sceneryIn full: A well run race, and hugely rewarding. Superb facilities, really impressive water stations, liberally stocked with water/energy drinks & gels -puts other races to shame in this respect. Crowd support enthusiastic, and a medal worth showing off. Strongly recommend and would do it again. Don't usually do the same marathon twice, but I am considering it for Chester.Date of review: November 20, 2014

In short: Worth the painIn full: Great race; wish I had not chosen to wear new running shoes though. Thankfully they only really started to hurt as I came back into Chester, and the lovely scenery and supportive crowds managed to take my mind off them. The journey home after the race was painful though!Date of review: November 20, 2014

In short: The best race I've runIn full: Like many others I entered this race due to its reputation and wasn't disappointed. The pacers in particular are fab, as well as pacing the race itself they pace the groups on the free monthly training runs, our pacer not only did a perfect pacing job but us but entertained the whole way round and encouraged us through the latter miles whine things were getting tough.Date of review: November 19, 2014

In short: A Great RaceIn full: Loved it, well, except the last 3 miles maybe !!! Organisation and facilities were faultless, with so many personal touches.Fab volunteers esp the kids on the drinks stations, they are amazing.Date of review: November 19, 2014

In short: Great to have such a great race near homeIn full: I entered after a number of recommendations and was not disappointed. So many of my family and friends were around the course to cheer me on. Being Welsh it was great to have part of the course in scenic North Wales. Organisation and volunteers here were top notch, loved the course and added touches like bottled water, iso & gels - plus fab bling medal at finish. My kids loved the mini marathon with tech shirt, big medal and goody bag.Date of review: November 19, 2014